Comments on: Evgeni Nabokov will ‘stick things out’ in NHL this season, even if it’s with the Islandershttp://nhl.nbcsports.com/2011/07/22/evgeni-nabokov-will-stick-things-out-in-nhl-this-season-even-if-its-with-the-islanders/
ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.comMon, 19 Mar 2018 14:51:56 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: thegonz13http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2011/07/22/evgeni-nabokov-will-stick-things-out-in-nhl-this-season-even-if-its-with-the-islanders/comment-page-1/#comment-14215
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:01:48 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43730#comment-14215Hey, for $750K, even I would stick a year with the Isles!
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Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:57:10 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43730#comment-14201I can’t decide if the fact the Ducks currently list 7 goalies on their roster makes it more likely or less likely Nabokov will head there. they would have goaltending prospects to trade, but as you mentioned the Islanders are not exactly in need of more goaltending. this to me indicates he won’t be going to Anaheim, but their most experienced goalie is Dan Ellis so Nabokov would be an obvious upgrade there
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Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:50:45 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43730#comment-14200and how is Osgood doing now? oh thats right he’s retired. to me bringing Nabokov to Detroit makes as much or more sense than it did when they initially claimed him because of that fact. but they may be reluctant to have to actually give something up for him this time around.

as for the Leafs, I can’t recall whether or not burke explicitly stated he would not bring in a veteran goalie but it seems if he wanted to do so he would have signed Giguere or Bryzgalov when he had the chance. knowing how particular Burke is about trades I say there’s about a 0.00% chance he gives up anything for Nabokov

Florida already picked up a veteran goalie in Jose Theodore, backed up another vet in Clemmensen. hard to see where Nabokov fits in there unless they intend on making Theodore a backup or one of them straight up retires (or dies) during the season

Columbus makes some sense. the determinant there would be whether or not the club thinks they are close enough to contending to justify giving up prospects for a vet

the Oilers are a very young team that at this point is too far from contention to attract Nabokov. him going there makes as much sense as him going to Long Island

Colorado makes virtually no sense as they have a vet in Giguere to mentor an potential rising star in Varlamov. the Avs won’t be willing to part with young players and prospects to add a player they don’t need

of all the teams you named, Phoenix is by far the best fit. they are a solid team up front with nothing remotely resembling a number 1 starting goalie after losing Bryzgalov. you could also throw in the Kings in there as they have a very good up-and-coming team full of young stars. however, this applies to both goalies and it stands to reason that adding Nabokov would add stability and experience to the position, as well as serving as mentor to their young goalies. the Lightening are another team that would greatly benefit from adding Nabokov. last playoffs Roloson showed he is not the a consistent option to lead the team during a playoff run and he looks like he could to collapse from old age at any moment. now that they have Stamkos locked up they need to focus on the goaltending position and adding Nabokov would be an improvement

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Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:41:39 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43730#comment-14198Chris Osgood was banged up in Detroit when they made a claim on Nabokov. Burke might not feel comfortable putting all of his eggs in the James Reimer basket, so Nabokov might make some sense.
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Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:07:00 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=43730#comment-14195the Ducks? are you forgetting the Wings were the team that picked him up? my guess is they’ll be trying to pick him up again. also, Brian Burke doesn’t seem open to adding a veteran goalie so the Leafs don’t deserve the mention
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